BOOM! They’re just such a feel good band, been out for a couple of years, not necessarily new as I heard them first on Naruto Shippuden ages ago (playing ‘lovers’ as an opening theme) but I love ‘Sweet Drive’. It’s just such a ‘wind-through-your-hair-whilst-driving-in-a-van feeling’ which is pretty much a quarter of the music video. 🙂

OFT! On replay on my iPod alllll the time recently, I need a pick me up now due to school and uni preparations which is why I’m writing this post. I’m aware that when I started this blog I was blogging once every couple of days but I started this in the summer hols meaning I had tons more time. Now I’m in Sixth Form and we’re preparing for uni and revising for exams next summer, which seems a long way away but will go by pretty fast. Not to mention the fact that I need to get decent grades to enter uni! Pffft, the only thing I can focus properly on right now is trying to get everything sorted for my classes each day – this doesn’t mean I’m not focusing here, I’m just spending less time mulling over what to post next. So in advance, I may be blogging once a week or so as I have been doing already (I think).

I know on a lot of student blogs or working bloggers you’ll hear people saying ‘sorry I really need to focus on my studies’ and it seems like ‘well, seriously you don’t have to spend ages its only 5 minutes of your time for a post’ but it’s really not. It really does take time to write a post even when it seems simple and structured. Anyhoodledoodle! Just an update lovies, see you in the next post! (:

*TO FIND A PARTICULAR LINE QUICKLY: To jump to a certain point simply press Ctrl+f and type in EGG LINE etc.*

So the last post was one Korea’s body shapes/lines and, like I said, this one will be about Korea’s face shapes/lines! In alphabetical order here we go!

The EGG LINE: This is from a front view of a face and describes an egg shaped face. An oval or rounder face shape has apparently been becoming more desirable in the past few years more than the triangular V-line shape. Both vying for dominance here! Yoona from SNSD is known to have the ‘perfect egg-line’.

The S LINE: From a profile view (side view) this is a line that is drawn from the top of the forehead down the bridge of the nose to the tip. If this results in an S shape, the face is in good proportion.

The V LINE: This is the shape of the jaw and chin and is the most popular Korean face line known overseas. A pointed chin swooping straight back in a V shape to the ears. Jenna Marbles is a good example of the V line and you’ll see many KPOP idols getting photo-shopped to achieve the V shape. Surgery is also available to achieve this specific look as well such as jaw shaving and chin and cheek bone reduction.

The 1/8 LINE: In Korean, 8 Deung-shin. This line describes a face so small it only accounts for 1/8 of the body. Whether this is attractive or not is not clear however, it is known that Korea tends to find small faces attractive.

So yep, Korean face shapes/lines! Again not everyone in Korea will know of all of these but this list contains all the ones known so far. BOOM!

*TO FIND A PARTICULAR LINE QUICKLY: This post may be quite long so to jump to a certain point simply press Ctrl+f and type in S LINE etc. Keep in mind some may not have LINE in the title and some may not necessarily be lines as such, however they are all to do with the body*

If you’re reading this post you’re probably already aware that Korea has many names for many types of body shapes whether they are considered attractive or not! But if you didn’t already know this then WELCOME and now you know! This post is simply for BODY shapes not face shapes, simply because the post may get too long so I will definitely make a post on face shapes as well. So in alphabetical order here they are!

The B LINE- This line refers to big boobs but also a big abdomen. The letter depicts a side image of someones body and obviously the first curve of the letter B is the boobs and the second curve is the stomach. Generally concerned with more overweight women.

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The BEER BOTTLE LINE – This line refers to the front view of either a man or a woman with narrow or dropped shoulder and overall chubbiness, similar to the shape of a beer bottle.

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CHOCOLATE ABS – This phrase refers to chiseled abs on a man, imagine a chocolate bar, the little squares supposedly look similar to chiseled abs! You’ll hear a lot about male Korean celebrities showing off their chocolate abs, it’s considered very attractive.

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The D LINE- Again viewed from the side, this letter depicts an abdomen that appears to be due to pregnancy.

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HONEY THIGHS – This phrase refers to very smooth skin over the female thigh. It’s compared to honey because, well, honey is smooth! Basically the opposite of cottage cheese/cellulite.

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The JAR LINE – This line refers to lack of any sort of waist and more of a square sort of figure. Imagine a jam jar!

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The M LINE – For this line it’s better to imagine a digital m shape rather than a capitalized M shape although one may be easier to imagine than the other, takes all kinds! This line supposedly depicts a 6 pack of abdominal muscles on men.

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The O LINE – Basically this line refers to general obesity! Could be depicting an overweight body shape from the front or back.

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TheS LINE– The most desired ‘line’. This body line is all about an equal balance of boob and booty, picture a side view of someone. The curve around the boobs moves to curve around the bum creating an S shape. Hyosung from Secret is known for her curves and has been noted as an idol possessing an s-line due to her hourglass figure.

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The U LINE – This line refers to the exposure of a woman’s back in low cut clothing. Think of a top where the back drapes downwards like this:

The exposure of the back forms a U shape. This line seems to be more about fashion than an actual body shape.

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The V LINE – This line refers to the shape of the cleavage of a woman’s breasts possibly seen when wearing a low cut top/shirt. However this is probably uncommon as low cut tops are not necessarily worn or accepted to be worn in public often.

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The W LINE – This line is said to be the image of a woman’s breasts from the front. Not much else to say really, could be during nudity or when wearing a low cut top/shirt!

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TheX LINE – This shape is seen from the front view of someones body. Now the X LINE can either be

long arms and long legs (this is the most used definition) or big chest and wide hips

paired with a small waist.

The X line is becoming more popular than the S line nowadays as Korean fashion regarding body types is slowly becoming more interested in curves rather than stick thin. A balanced body is becoming much more popular!

(Yoona from SNSD is known for her tiny waist and lean figure)

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The 8 LINE – Similar to the S line but paired with a small waist.

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So these are all the body lines and phrases used to describe a shape or certain image. There’s a mix of what is considered attractive and not attractive and please bear in mind that not every Korean will be aware of every single one of these lines, then again some may well be! If anyone has any other legit body lines in Korea feel free to comment and let me know!